It was unusual for anglia to provide drama to the network and i think they must have had some dosh from the us as there were quite a few stories obviously filmed by us crews with us actors in the us and the very first episode was filmed entirely on location in jamaica not something a piddly little company like anglia could usually afford on. Tales of the unexpected came about when dahl approached john woolf, inquiring whether woolf might be interested in making some of dahls short stories into television episodes. Tales of the unexpected and more tales of the unexpected download jafar. Starting in march 1979, and running for almost ten years, roald dahls tales of the unexpected holds a very special place in the hearts of those who saw it the first time round. List of tales of the unexpected episodes series five. I used to watch tales of the unexpected all the time. Tales of the unexpected is a british television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by anglia television for itv. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. However, when she appears in a television commercial, she is told that her voice is unsuitable and another girl, sophie, will be dubbing her.
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